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Housing plan requires ministers to buy own chattelsRadio New Zealand - 28 minutes ago Government ministers will be told to buy their furniture or chattels under new ministerial housing arrangements or they will be sold. Buy own furniture, ministers told New Zealand Herald Cabinet ministers ordered to pay up or move out Stuff.co.nz The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago LONDON - Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of half a billion people, with a euro7 billion ($10.5 billion) budget and a salary of more than $300000 a year ... Turkish anger over Herman Van Rompuy appointment guardian.co.uk Blueprint brings city's future look into focusNew Zealand Herald - - 6 hours ago The political landscape of the Super City is coming into focus with the release of boundaries for the Auckland Council and local boards. Community boards watching Auckland The Dominion Post Franklin carve up expensive Newstalk ZB |
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"Seize opportunity" for children, says UN chief
Xinhua - 4 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday called on the international community to "seize the opportunity and build a world that is fit for children" at a time when children across the globe fall victim to preventable ...
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
PARIS - Senior officials from Western powers discussed the possibility of new sanctions on Iran on Friday for flouting the United Nations Security Council's demands and expressed disappointment that Iran had not yet accepted a draft ...
World Powers Disappointed at Iran's Intransigence Voice of America
Britain's ancient bridges are now past their use-by date
Times Online - 51 minutes ago
As engineers struggled to inspect the battered bridges of Cumbria, experts warned yesterday that extreme weather would push Britain's ageing transport infrastructure to the limits with increasing frequency.
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Policeman dies as devastating deluge strikes Britain guardian.co.uk
Sportsman arrested after two women hurt in city
New Zealand Herald - - 6 hours ago
A provincial hockey player has been arrested over an alleged hit-and-run and is being investigated in relation to an attack on a sex worker.
Woman hospitalised after Ponsonby hit and run Stuff.co.nz
Driver haunted by memory of death
Stuff.co.nz - - 5 hours ago
A lonely void has been left in Pam Fitzgerald's life after the death of her husband, former top traffic officer Steve Fitzgerald.
Driver sentenced over cyclist policeman's death Radio New Zealand
Man dies at Queenstown taxi stand
Stuff.co.nz - - 1 hour ago
CENTRE OF ATTENTION: The police cordon in Camp St, Queenstown, yesterday. Mr Smith's body is inside the tent. An altercation between two men at a Queenstown taxi stand on Thursday night has left one dead and ...
Assault charge after man dies on Queenstown street Otago Daily Times
Agria Corp takes cornerstone share
Stuff.co.nz - - 5 hours ago
TOUGH TIMES: Craig Norgate will sell his company's rights to buy new PGG Wrightson shares to China-based Agria Corp, leaving it with a 19pc stake.
Norgate loses control of PGW New Zealand Herald
Agria to buy PGG Wrightson rights from RPI National Business Review
Fonterra exits UK butter market
New Zealand Herald - 6 hours ago
Fonterra is getting out of the business that was the cornerstone of New Zealand's multibillion-dollar dairy industry - the British butter market.
Fonterra sells stake in UK joint venture Newstalk ZB
Fonterra sells out of British joint venture, looks to the east National Business Review
Have some wine with that turkey for Thanksgiving this year
Akron Beacon Journal - - 5 hours ago
My absolute favorite holiday in the world is coming up. No, not Christmas - Thanksgiving. An entire holiday built around cooking, food, wine and friends.
New Zealand wines make inroads Korea Herald
Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc Wines from Yellow Tail TheCelebrityCafe.com
High hopes for NZ's first rocket to be away laughing
The Dominion Post - 5 hours ago
READY FOR LIFT OFF: The rocket was designed by private company Rocket Lab, headed by former crown research scientist Peter Beck. The firm behind New Zealand's first space rocket has unveiled its launch vehicle.
Kiwi rocket ready for take off Stuff.co.nz
Why Google Should Cool It With Chrome OS
Wired News - - 1 hour ago
Sometimes you have to take a step down to step up. That's what Google should've done with its open-source PC operating system Chrome OS, which the corporation demonstrated Thursday.
Get Chrome OS Now PC World
Brin: Google's oses likely to converge CNET News
Telecom Shared Information Deadline Extended by NZ Government
Bloomberg - - Nov 19, 2009
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Telecom Corp., New Zealand's biggest phone company, will be given until Sept. 30 next year to separate its customer information systems.
Joyce gives Telecom more time for separation Scoop.co.nz (press release)
One dead as Miley Cyrus tour bus crashes
AFP - 44 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus died and one passenger was injured after the vehicle veered off the road and flipped over, police in Virginia said Friday.
Video: Raw Video: Death in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash
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Miley Bus 911: Driver Suffering Cardiac Arrest TMZ.com (blog)
'Twilight' sequel scores monster box office opening
AFP - 50 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The hotly anticipated sequel to vampire romance "Twilight" scored a monster hit at the North American box office on Friday, shattering previous records for midnight openings, reports said.
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Oprah Winfrey, through the years
Washington Post - 23 minutes ago
As the entertainment industry powerhouse announces the end of her successful afternoon talk show, we look back at her years in broadcasting.
Video: An Emotional Oprah Bids a Long Farewell
The Associated Press
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Oprah Winfrey to start her own TV network Telegraph.co.uk
Pep Guardiola puts support behind Thierry Henry and video refereeing
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Thierry Henry was confronted by a giant, eight-foot poster of himself emblazoned with the words "I'm sorry" when he departed Barcelona's training ground this afternoon as the fall out continues following his handball against the Republic of Ireland.
Keane won't give up on World Cup dream The Press Association
Martin Johnson has yet to impress as team manager of England
Times Online - - 18 minutes ago
As England prepare to face New Zealand at Twickenham, the gamble of employing Martin Johnson to manage them increasingly has the feel of a long shot and the news from the All Blacks camp is that it is the kind of risk they would almost certainly never ...
All Blacks wary of loading English gun Stuff.co.nz
Call-up nice surprise for Fulton
Stuff.co.nz - - 5 hours ago
PARTNERS IN CRIME: Shane Bond, left, and Chris Martin were picked for the Black Caps yesterday. Will the Canterbury new-ball duo open up against Pakistan next week?
Fulton hoping to make test 11 NZ City
Bond, Tuffey back for New Zealand The Press Association
UPDATE 1-UK investigates spread of drug resistant swine flu
Reuters - 53 minutes ago
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - British health officials are investigating the likely person-to-person spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the Health Protection Agency said on Friday.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC The Associated Press
Maternal deaths potentially avoidable, report shows
Radio New Zealand - 28 minutes ago
Almost half of the maternal deaths in New Zealand in 2007 were potentially avoidable, the Government has been told. The latest report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee has been released and shows 11 women died while pregnant or ...
Deaths of pregnant women 'preventable' Stuff.co.nz
Doctors warn of risks in more health squeezing
Stuff.co.nz - - 5 hours ago
Senior doctors warn that signalled funding cuts to the health boards will compromise patient safety and care, and access to public hospitals.
Lack of planning by Tony Ryall fails patients Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Norovirus outbreak at Whangarei Hospital
TVNZ - 19 hours ago
Around ten patients and several staff have been affected by vomiting and diarrhoea and Ward 16 is closed to new medical admissions.
Take care not to spread sickness Salisbury Journal
Air force casualty 'awesome all-round Kiwi bloke' - family
New Zealand Herald - 18 hours ago
An air force sergeant killed by an artillery shell which exploded at Waiouru Military Camp yesterday was a devoted family man and an "awesome all-round Kiwi bloke", his brother-in-law said today.
Family speaks of sergeant killed in Waiouru explosion Radio New Zealand
Harawira hires QC for fight to stay in party
New Zealand Herald - - 6 hours ago
Hone Harawira has taken on Queen's Counsel Peter Williams to advise him during his battle to stay with the Maori Party. Mr Williams yesterday confirmed he was acting for Mr Harawira and had written a "detailed letter" to the party ...
Parents know better than you, Children's Commissioner told
Stuff.co.nz - 20 hours ago
The man behind a protest march in Auckland tomorrow has told the Children's Commissioner that parents know better than him about disciplining their children.
March "divisive" - Children's Commissioner Newstalk ZB